The "W" you see is the designer's monogram, Adolph Weinman not a West Point mintmark. All Mercury dimes have it. Mintmarks for this series of dimes are on the reverse to the right of the "E" in the word "ONE". 1920 is a common date and most coins are valued just for the silver at $1.00.
What is value
Sorry, no such dime as a "Miscellaneous" dime exists!
If it has been copper plated, it's still just a dime.
A nickel equals 5 cents; the dime 10 cents. Two nickels equals one dime in value. So the nickel is 50% of the dime.
If you got it from pocket change spend it
A "dime", or ten-cent piece, has a value of 0.1 dollars.
A 1920 mercury head dime is fairly common. It is 90% silver and 10% copper, with a value of $2.00 just for the silver. The collectible value is $4.00-$8.00 for an average circulated coin.
The first MERCURY dime was struck in 1916
dime = 10 cents
first of all i dont know second, i want to ask this question: How would you know it is a 1920 mercury dime if the obverse was a penny? It sounds like you have a magician's coin made by cutting apart both a dime and a penny, and hollowing out one side of the penny so the dime side snaps into the penny side. It's interesting but has no value to a coin collector.
A 1926 Mercury dime is common, average value is $3.00-$6.00 depending on the condition of the coin.
Mercury dimes were struck from 1916-1945. A 1907 dime is called a Barber (1892-1916) dime. It's a common date coin with a average value of $3.00.
Now. Check the following link for Mercury dime prices.
Average value is $3.00-$5.00.
5-11-11>> Assuming the coin is circulated and has no mintmark, retail values for coins in average condition are $4.00-$8.00 better grade are $15.00-$28.00 depending on how much wear the coin shows. The 1920 Mercury dime is a common date.
That's off by about 65 years. Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 to 1945. A dime from 1853 would be called a Liberty dime or Liberty Seated dime.
The US never minted a flowing-hair dime. A dime from 1937 would be a Winged Liberty dime, normally called a "Mercury" dime because the wings on Miss Liberty's cap make her resemble the Roman god Mercury. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1937 Mercury dime?" for more information.
A '44 Mercury dime is worth about $2.50.